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Microsoft® Lync™ Phone Edition for Polycom® CX700 and LG-Nortel IP Phone 8540 is the next generation of software designed for the phones from Polycom and LG-Nortel to interoperate with Microsoft® Lync™ Server 2010 or Microsoft® Lync™ Server 2013. Lync Phone Edition provides traditional and advanced telephony features, integrated security, manageability and much more.

This download was originally released on January 20, 2011. For a complete list of fixes and changes in this latest version, please see KB article 3124693.

Microsoft® Lync™ Phone Edition enables users to make calls and receive calls from PBX, PSTN, VoIP or soft- phones inside or outside company firewalls. It offers all the functionality of traditional phones plus more. Read on for a brief description of some of the main features.

Easy sign-in

Sign in to the phone from the computer when you sign into the Lync client.

Calendar integration

View today’s calendar and if they were scheduled using Microsoft® Lync™ 2010 or Microsoft® Lync™ 2013, join those meetings with a single click.

Contacts

Search for and call people in the company’s global address list (GAL) without needing to look up phone numbers.

View the presence for contacts.

Easily place calls to contacts, transfer calls, and conference in callers. Transfer calls to your mobile phone with a single click.

Voicemail

View and play individual voice mails with a single touch.

Integration with Lync on the computer

Click a contact or phone number in your Lync contact list to place a call using the Lync Phone Edition phone. Call controls are synchronized on both the phone and Lync on the computer. If your computer is configured with a webcam, add video with a single click.

Support for advanced Lync voice features

Branch Office Resiliency support

Call Park Service support

Location for Emergency Services call

Bandwidth Management support

Malicious Call Reporting support

Private-line Incoming Call support

Superior audio quality

Latency, audio quality and call setup time have all been improved. When audio quality deteriorates, you will receive alerts explaining the reason.